Psalm 133

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Psalm 133 is a short biblical psalm celebrating the blessing and harmony of brotherly unity, often quoted for its opening line about how good and pleasant it is when people live together in unity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Biblical psalm
Poem
Religious text
associatedMountain Mount Hermon
Mount Zion
associatedWithConcept Community life
Fraternal love
Pilgrimage worship
belongsToCollection Canticles
surface form: Songs of Ascents
canonicalStatus Canonical scripture in Christianity
Canonical scripture in Judaism
containsPhrase For there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore
emphasizes The goodness of living together in unity
Unity as a source of divine blessing
hasAlternativeNumbering 132 in the Septuagint
132 in the Vulgate
hasNumber 133
hasOpeningLine Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity
influenced Christian hymns about unity
Jewish liturgical poetry
isSongOfAscentsNumber 14
language Biblical Hebrew
liturgicalUse Christian worship
Jewish worship
mentionsObject Precious oil
mentionsPerson Aaron
mentionsPlace Zion
metaphor Unity compared to precious oil on the head running down on Aaron’s beard
Unity compared to the dew of Hermon descending upon the mountains of Zion
partOf Psalms
surface form: Book of Psalms

Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Tanakh
surface form: Old Testament
quotedFor Emphasis on unity among believers
quotedIn Jewish teachings on communal harmony
Various Christian sermons on church unity
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
structure Single stanza with parallel metaphors
textType Lyric poetry
theme Brotherly unity
Divine blessing
Harmony among believers
traditionallyAttributedTo David
usedOnOccasion Community celebrations
Ecumenical gatherings
Monastic or communal vows of unity
verseCount 3

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Chichester Psalms usesTextFrom Psalm 133